Mark 6:16

But Herod hearing of it, said: John, whom I beheaded, is risen from the dead.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

In Context

15Others said: It is Elijah. And others said: It is a prophet, like any one of the prophets.

17For he, Herod, sent forth and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother; because he had married her.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:4saying: I sinned in betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is it to us? Look thou to it.

Revelation 11:10And they who dwell on the earth rejoice ever them, and are glad; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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